Do you adjust the dose or the timing of levothyroxine ingestion in patients on anti-acid medications?
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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Outpatient Endocrinology
Actually, adjusting the timing of levothyroxine ingestion probably doesn’t help much, since the proton pump inhibitors, and other similar drugs, have a duration of action of 12–24 hours. I would recommend checking serum TSH levels after the patient has been on the gastric acid medication for 4–6 wee...